samsara
See also: saṃsāra
English
Samsara is symbolised in Tibetan Buddhist iconography by the Endless knot.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /sʌmˈsɑɹə/
Noun
samsara (countable and uncountable, plural samsaras)
- (philosophy, religion) In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other eastern religions, the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by human beings and all other mortal beings, and from which release is obtained by achieving the highest enlightenment.
- 1957, S. Radhakrishnan and C. A. Moore (eds.), A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy, Princeton Univ. Press, page 38:
- Until we are released from the law of karma and reach moksha or deliverance, we will be in samsara or the time process.
- 1957, S. Radhakrishnan and C. A. Moore (eds.), A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy, Princeton Univ. Press, page 38:
Translations
cycle of reincarnation
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See also
References
- The Upanishads, abridged, translated and edited by Swami Nikhilananda, Harper Torchbooks, 1963, page 379.
Further reading
- samsara at OneLook Dictionary Search
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /samˈsa.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: sam‧sa‧ra
Declension
Romanian
Declension
declension of samsara (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) samsara | {{{def}}} |
| genitive/dative | (unei) {{{pl}}} | {{{pl}}}i |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /samsǎra/
- Hyphenation: sam‧sa‧ra
Declension
Declension of samsara
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | samsara |
| genitive | samsare |
| dative | samsari |
| accusative | samsaru |
| vocative | samsaro |
| locative | samsari |
| instrumental | samsarom |
Spanish
Further reading
- “samsara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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